Long goods spreader stick



March 17, 1964 J. AMATO LONG GOODS SPREADER STICK Filed May 31. 1960 INVENTOR. J'Ofl/V 14/6470 BY y United States Patent 3,125,038 LONG GOODS SPREADER STICK John Amato, Brooklyn, N.Y., assignor to Clermont Machine Co., Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y., a corporation of New York Filed May 31, 1960, Ser. No. 32,864 3 Claims. (Cl. 107-7) The present invention relates to a long goods spreader stick particularly useful for carrying loops of spaghetti and permitting drying and handling thereof.

It has been found that wooden sticks tend to become dirty and require repeated cleaning when used for carrying inverted loops of spaghetti or macaroni.

Furthermore, the wood of the sticks acts as an insulator with the result that the portions of the loop macaroni or spaghetti upon the sticks will tend to harden and be of non-uniform condition, as compared to the other portions of the loop with resultant wastage and with the result of a non-uniform product.

It is among the objects of the present invention to provide an improved stick member for carrying macaroni or spaghetti in inverted loops which will permit more uniform drying out and hardening of the spaghetti without change in uniformity from the bend of the loop to the ends of the legs and which at the same time will eliminate stickiness, tendency of the spaghetti to cling or to become permanently adherent to the sticks.

Another object is to provide a novel macaroni loop carrying member to enable better processing of the macaroni or other long goods during the drying and other handling operations.

Still further objects and advantages will appear in the more detailed description set forth below, it being understood, however, that this more detailed description is given by way of illustration and explanation only and not by way of limitation, since various changes therein may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

In accomplishing the above objects, it has been found most satisfactory according to one embodiment of the present invention to form the stick of extruded thin aluminum or aluminum magnesium alloys in which both the interior as well as the exterior of the two will be formed of outwardly projecting ridges with the outside ridges giving a rounded contact face and the inside ridges also giving a rounded contact face, but at intervals between the outer faces so as to achieve maximum radiation at the intervals between the outer faces.

The stick are desirably of relatively thin walled sections so that the ridges on the inside are opposite to the projections on the outside and vice versa, so as to give a relatively thin wall, strong carrying stick in which the loop portion will only contact the stick and spaced tangential portions around the periphery thereof.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which fall within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tubular stick according to the present invention made of extruded aluminum or aluminum alloy.

FIG. 2 is a transverse sectional view upon the line 22 of FIG. 1 upon an enlarged scale as compared to FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view 3,l25,38 Patented Mar. 17, 1964 2 upon the line 33 of FIG. 2, upon the same scale of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic perspective view showing the manner in which the macaroni or spaghetti is looped thereon.

Although not limited thereto, it has been found most satisfactory to provide a tubular member of about 1" outside diameter and inside diameter with a maximum wall thickness of about A3" to and with a spacing of ridges both internal and external of the tube, a distance of about A to These dimensions may be considerably varied, but it has been found most satisfactory for carrying spaghetti and the handling thereof.

Referring particularly to FIGS. 2 and 3, it will be noted the tube A has a thin wall section which carries the loop portions B between the legs C of the long goods of macaroni.

The actual wall has a series of inwardly and outwardly directed semi-circulat curved portions 10 and 11 which terminate in small deep sharp valleys 12 and 13 with the valley 12 opposite the middle of the semi-circular or arcuate portion 11 and with the valley 13 opposite the semi-circular or arcuate portion lit).

Not only do the interior portions 11 give maximum heat radiation and avoid the insulating effect of a smooth wooden pole, but furthermore, the outer rounded portions 10 give spaced tangential contacts with the bend of the loop of spaghetti and permits most of the bend of the loop to be exposed to the air where it passes the recesses or valleys 12.

The sharp valleys 12 and 13 being opposite curved portions 10 and 11 will not unduly weaken the stick, and will give it substantial strength longitudinally and will prevent it from bending under the weight of the spaghetti even though it has a very thin Wall section.

It is thus apparent that the applicant has provided a novel carrying stick for looped spaghetti particularly suitable for drying the same and for handling the same.

Although the dimensions may widely vary, it has been found that the preferred sticks are /8 outside diameter with 16 serrations and with a wall thickness .042.

The best aluminum alloy has been found to be the aluminum alloy known commercially as 6063T5.

Desirably, the serrations may be of about 18 to 22 degrees apart.

As many changes could be made in the above long goods spreader stick, and many widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope of the claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, what is claimed is:

1. A serrated macaroni stick for handling inverted loops of extruded macaroni formed of an extruded tubular aluminum alloy having both interior and exterior longitudinally extending indented valley portions of V- shaped cross section with curved sloping sides, said valley portions being offset from one another and elevated intervening portions, said elevated intervening portions consisting of smooth convex faces extending obliquely away from the valley portions and extending parallelly and longitudinally on both the inside and the outside faces of the tubular stick and said convex faces on the interior and exterior of the stick being peripherally offset from each other and the convex faces having parallel linear intersections forming said valley portions with the intersections being offset as between the inside and outside faces of the stick so that the convex surfaces and intersections will be displaced with respect to each other by at least half of the width of the intervening portions.

2. A serrated macaroni stick for handling inverted loops of extruded macaroni formed of an extruded tubular aluminum alloy having both interior and exterior longitudianlly extending indented valleys portions of V- shaped cross section with curved sloping sides, said valley portions being ofiset from one another and elevated intervening portions, said elevated portions being arcuate in cross section, said elevated intervening portions consisting of smooth convex faces extending obliquely away from the valley portions and extending parallelly and longitudinally on both the inside and the outside faces of the tubular stick and said convex faces on the interior and exterior of the stick being peripherally offset from each other and the convex faces having parallel linear intersections forming said valley portions with the intersections being offset as between the inside and outside faces of the stick so that the convex surfaces and intersections will be displaced with respect to each other by at least half of the width of the intervening portions.

3. A tubular stick for supporting inverted loops of spaghetti composed of a thin wall elongated light Weight tubular aluminum member having both interior and exterior longitudinally extending indented valley portions of V-shaped cross section with curved sloping sides, said valley portions being offset from one another and elevated intervening convex rounded portions, said elevated portions serving as ridges and being arcuate in cross section, said aluminum stick being of about one inch in outside diameter and three quarters of an inch inside diameter with a maximum wall thickness of about oneeighth to three-sixteenths of an inch with a spacing of ridges both internal and external of the tube, a distance of about one-quarter of an inch to five-sixteenths of an inch, the outer rounded portions giving spaced tangential contacts with the bend of the loop of spaghetti and permitting most of the bend of the loop to be exposed to the air where it passes the valley portions, said elevated intervening portions consisting of a plurality of outwardly convex portions on the outside of the stick and inwardly convex arcuate circular portions on the inside of the stick arranged so that the convex surfaces are offset from each other with the convex surfaces intersecting in the valley portions.

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1. A SERRATED MACARONI STICK FOR HANDLING INVERTED LOOPS OF EXTRUDED MACARONI FORMED OF AN EXTRUDED TUBULAR ALUMINUM ALLOY HAVING BOTH INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING INDENTED VALLEY PORTIONS OF VSHAPED CROSS SECTION WITH CURVED SLOPING SIDES, SAID VALLEY PORTIONS BEING OFFSET FROM ONE ANOTHER AND ELEVATED INTERVENING PORTIONS, SAID ELEVATED INTERVENING PORTIONS CONSISTING OF SMOOTH CONVEX FACES EXTENDING OBLIQUELY AWAY FROM THE VALLEY PORTIONS AND EXTENDING PARALLELLY AND LONGITUDINALLY ON BOTH THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE FACES OF THE TUBULAR STICK AND SAID CONVEX ON THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE STICK BEING PERIPHERALLY OFFSET FROM EACH OTHER AND THE CONVEX FACES HAVING PARALLEL LINEAR INTERSECTIONS FORMING SAID VALLEY PORTIONS WITH THE INTERSECTIONS BEING OFFSET AS BETWEEN THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE FACES OF THE STICK SO THAT THE CONVEX SURFACES AND INTERSECTION WILL BE DISPLACED WITH RESPECT TO EACH OTHER BY AT LEAST HALF OF THE WIDTH OF THE INTERVENING PORTIONS. 